H 4544 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 4544 General Bill, By Klauber and Carnell
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
59-1-345 so as to provide that the qualified electors of any school district
may by petition propose that an advisory referendum be conducted in the
district at the same time as the next general election and to provide for the
manner in which and the procedures under which this advisory referendum shall
be conducted.
01/19/94 House Introduced and read first time HJ-24
01/19/94 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-24
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-345 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY BY
PETITION PROPOSE THAT AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM BE
CONDUCTED IN THE DISTRICT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
MANNER IN WHICH AND THE PROCEDURES UNDER WHICH
THIS ADVISORY REFERENDUM SHALL BE CONDUCTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-1-345. The qualified electors of any school
district may by petition propose that an advisory referendum in the
school district be conducted at the same time as the next general
election. The question of the referendum shall be framed in the petition.
Separate questions shall require separate petitions and referendums. The
petition must be signed by at least fifteen percent of the qualified
electors of the district and submitted at least ninety days before the next
general election to the county election commission and the board of
trustees of the district. The results of the referendum shall be advisory
only.
The county commissioners of election, upon the verification of the
signatures in the petition, shall conduct and supervise this referendum
in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis
mutandi. The commissioners shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint
managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry
out the referendum, including the counting of ballots and declaring the
results. The commissioners shall advertise the date of the referendum
sixty days preceding it in a newspaper of general circulation in the
district and shall publish a second notice thirty days before the
referendum. The costs of the referendum must be borne by the school
district."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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